So far, the best alternative seems to be referring to them by their particular style, like men do: briefs, boxers, boxer-briefs, long-johns. We could call them thongs, boy-shorts, G-strings. Et cetera.

If you“women” do not measure up to this lovely creature, it is calledENVY. That’s why most “women” “would” NOT “agree with her”

And apparently I’m not alone. In addition to a slew of blog posts and message boards denouncing the word, The Huffington Post’s Zoë Triskanamed it “the worst word ever.“ Cracked.com included “panties” in itslist of the “Five Words That Need To Be Banned From English.“